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The Bookcase: January 2007
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When I was your age, television was called books. Tuesday, January 30, 2007. RED HARVEST (Dashiell Hammett) - Four Stars. Hammett's first full-length novel, is not only a shining example of the crime fiction that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s but also a textbook on economical writing. Has enough action, excitement, and events for a standard 500-page novel. (All five of Hammett's novels—the others being The Dain Curse. And The Thin Man. So why four-stars and not five? Well, Red Harvest. Makes an impr...
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The Bookcase: July 2006
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When I was your age, television was called books. Monday, July 31, 2006. Margaret Atwood) - Three Stars. This was an enjoyable read and, really, that's about all that one can say about it. Reading the critical acclaims this novel has garnered might lead one to believe that it is some towering masterpiece that will make a profound impression on a person's life, but it's not. Oryx and Crake. Is as shallow and easy to see through as a tide pool. but that doesn't mean that it's not an enjoyable read. Is Atwo...
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The Bookcase: And Then There Were None
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When I was your age, television was called books. Sunday, June 21, 2009. And Then There Were None. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (Agatha Christie) - Three Stars. Between the move and everything, my brain has been in "shut-down" mode and not really ready to tackle anything intellectually demanding. Agatha Christie is a good way to ease back in, because her stories are interesting, entertaining, and short. With Agatha Christie). The book was good, but not as good as Murder on the Orient Express. The last two de...
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The Bookcase: May 2007
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When I was your age, television was called books. Monday, May 28, 2007. ABSURDISTAN (Gary Shteyngart) - Four Stars. Is funny and sad in equal amounts for exactly the same reason. Exist, countries exactly like Absurdsvanï do exist, and (having first-hand experience with the first and reasonable knowledge of the second) I can assure you that American defense contracting and international politics operate pretty much exactly as they are portrayed in the novel. That is what makes the story sad. From very ear...
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The Bookcase: Who Goes There?
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When I was your age, television was called books. Sunday, July 19, 2009. John W. Campbell, Jr.) - Four Stars. Okay, this is a little bit of a cheat, as Who Goes There? Is a forty-page short story. But my current book is 800-pages, and I figured not posting anything for two months might alienate my hundreds and hundreds of (meaning: six) avid readers. By John W. Campbell, Jr. Posted by Kevin at 3:52 PM. Is htis thing on? Hearing a mighty echo ) WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUU? Aug 20, 2009, 1:01:00 PM. The Tao of Wife.
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The Bookcase: The Bookcase
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When I was your age, television was called books. Monday, July 17, 2006. Last updated: 05/21/10 - Getting Stoned with Savages. BOOKS I'VE READ, 2004 - present:. One Hundred Years of Solitude. The Cider House Rules. Autumn of the Patriarch. Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower. Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves. The Remains of the Day. Never Let Me Go. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. Murder on the Orient Express. The Sirens of Titan. In the Garden of Iden. I Capture the Castle. We Have Always Lived in the Castle.
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The Bookcase: Black Projects, White Knights
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When I was your age, television was called books. Monday, January 04, 2010. Black Projects, White Knights. BLACK PROJECTS, WHITE KNIGHTS (Kage Baker) - Three Stars. Is a collection of fourteen short stories by Kage Baker, all pertaining to the seven-book Company series. These are all supplemental short stories, providing more depth and detail to some of the characters in the Company series, but are not relevant to the main plot of the series and reveal no spoilers. Posted by Kevin at 8:43 PM. The Childre...
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The Bookcase: August 2006
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When I was your age, television was called books. Saturday, August 19, 2006. SHALIMAR THE CLOWN (Salman Rushdie) - Four Stars. Whoever coined the phrase "time heals all wounds" really got it wrong. Time erases. All wounds, as people, empires, and ages come and go, but it doesn't heal. Them A person who dies of cancer isn't "healed" by it. Nearly twenty years passed between the writing of Midnight's Children. And Shalimar the Clown. Makes only muted appearances in Shalimar the Clown. Who lit that fire?
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The Bookcase: Filler
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When I was your age, television was called books. Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Sorry, sorry, nothing interesting here. Just a little note to let you know that I haven't abandoned this blog, I just haven't been much into reading for a few months. Hopefully that will change soon. Posted by Kevin at 12:23 PM. Why We Suck - Sounds like a diet book. :). Oct 21, 2009, 9:42:00 AM. Oct 29, 2009, 8:48:00 AM. Well, Anonymous #2, since. 1) I only post once a month or so. 3) Youre using the moniker anonymous. The Sons...
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The Bookcase: The Secret History of Moscow
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When I was your age, television was called books. Tuesday, February 16, 2010. The Secret History of Moscow. THE SECRET HISTORY OF MOSCOW (Ekaterina Sedia) - Two Stars. A few of the characters are pretty well fleshed-out, but the cast of the story is quite large and most are barely more than cardboard cutouts or plot contrivances. The various sub-plots are handled in a similar fashion: some are quite ingenious, some are aborted barely after being started, and several more fade into the background and ...
